Choose the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the form of the word to make it grammatically correct.
The English teacher was _______________________ when he discovered that his students didn’t love studying vocabulary.
distraught
exhume
evince
verbiage
piquant
eulogy
dissemble
It was frightening when they _____________________ her body after five years of being buried and they found her body hadn’t decayed at all.
distraught
exhume
evince
verbiage
piquant
eulogy
dissemble
The students had a hard time __________________________ any excitement over the paper they were asked to write.
distraught
exhume
evince
verbiage
piquant
eulogy
dissemble
Among the _______________________ of the all those pages, there are some sentences that are actually concise and to the point.
distraught
exhume
evince
verbiage
piquant
eulogy
dissemble
The __________________________ sauce is made with cauliflower, cabbage, and little snippets of vegetables.
distraught
exhume
evince
verbiage
piquant
eulogy
dissemble
Stephen Hawking claims that if we don’t colonize space, we will eventually be destroyed by _______________________ aliens.
nefarious
murky
credence
eulogy
decry
primordial
viscous
There is a video, but we still are not clear on what happened because the quality of the video was ______________________ at best and completely black most of the time.
nefarious
murky
credence
eulogy
decry
primordial
viscous
Most people don’t give any ___________________________ to that newspaper since last year it was discovered that many of the journalists made up stories.
nefarious
murky
credence
eulogy
decry
primordial
viscous
I was asked to deliver the ________________________ at my grandfather’s funeral.
nefarious
murky
credence
eulogy
decry
primordial
viscous
Some congressmen have ______________________ the decision of the President to talk to Iran; they think it is a very bad idea that makes the U.S. look weak.
nefarious
murky
credence
eulogy
decry
primordial
viscous
The teacher was hesitant to _____________________ the problems she had with her student Robert.
articulate
propinquity
verdant
utopian
feckless
dissemble
cavort
The marriage was harmed by the __________________________ of his ex-wife.
articulate
propinquity
verdant
utopian
feckless
dissemble
cavort
The greenish house blended in with the __________________________ tropical garden that surrounded the house.
articulate
propinquity
verdant
utopian
feckless
dissemble
cavort
His plan to get every American child to reach proficiency in reading and math has been called _______________________ by most educators.
articulate
propinquity
verdant
utopian
feckless
dissemble
cavort
It is a stereotype that bankrupt people are ___________________ deadbeats. Many are people who unfortunately lost their job or became ill.